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double-nickel
[ duhb-uhl-nik-uhl ]
noun
Slang.
- the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of double-nickel1
First recorded in 1975–80
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Two decades of culture war ensued, as rural Americans and Republicans turned against the very idea of oil conservation, represented by those double-nickel interstate signs.
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“She called it the double-nickel,†Graham said.
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